YouTube Script Writer

Why most YouTube scripts fail

Here's the uncomfortable truth: 70% of viewers leave in the first 30 seconds. Not because your content is bad — because your script didn't give them a reason to stay.

Most creators write scripts the way they'd write an essay. Introduction, body, conclusion. That's backwards. YouTube rewards scripts that create tension from the first sentence and never let it resolve until the very end.

How this skill actually works

It takes your completed research and runs it through a 4-phase process: research analysis, structural planning, full script writing, and self-review. Each phase builds on the last, and nothing moves forward until the previous phase is solid.

The research analysis phase isn't just "read the notes." It identifies the core tension in your topic — the thing that makes people lean in. Every great video has one. "You've been told X, but actually Y" or "This thing everyone ignores is about to matter a lot."

Structural planning is where retention gets baked in. The skill uses binary tension (setting up two opposing ideas and letting them collide), question loops (opening curiosity gaps that don't close until later), and pattern interrupts to keep viewers engaged through the middle — which is where most videos die.

The hook system

Hooks aren't random. This skill uses 4 systematized hook types: time pressure ("In 6 months, this won't be possible"), theory ("There's a hidden pattern behind..."), counterintuitive ("The worst advice I ever got turned out to be right"), and stakes ("This mistake costs creators $50K/year").

The right hook type depends on your topic and audience. The skill matches the hook to the content, not the other way around.

The callback close

Here's what separates good scripts from great ones: the ending ties back to the opening. If your hook opened a question, the close answers it. If you started with a story, you finish it. This isn't just satisfying for viewers — it signals to the algorithm that people watched to the end.

The self-review phase catches pacing issues, weak transitions, and sections where a viewer might click away. It's like having a second editor who only cares about one thing: would someone keep watching?

What you get

A complete, ready-to-record script with marked sections for hooks, tension beats, question loops, and the callback close. Not a rough draft — a production-ready script with retention architecture built into every beat.